Sarkozy Voodoo Dolls Allowed Says Court
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy tried to ban a Sarkozy doll and voodoo manual that encourages readers to stick it to the doll.
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Nicolas Sarkozy, President of the French Republic.
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doll has some of Sarkozy's favorite sayings on it like, "Get lost you pathetic arsehole." The manual encourages that and other sayings to get a pin planted into them.
The court said that the voodoo doll was "within the authorized boundaries of freedom of expression and the right to humour." Sarkozy tried to say that the doll was a violation of his rights to his own image.
Many outsiders of the voodoo religion have misunderstandings about the doll practices. The religion has its roots in West Africa and is practiced in the Caribbean and the southern areas of the United States.
K&B, a publishing company, has issued 20,000 copies of the manual and doll. They plan to continue selling their product.
